Frank Esposito KB3AHE aka "Da Slab Bacon" in the hospital:

[N3DRB The Derb]

I guess the only thing left to wonder is: when is the annual holiday music broadcast on 75 gonna start?

Merry Xmas to all.    Specially to Mr. Novice and teh Frankorz. We be having non traditional red box Stouffer's Party Size Lasagna over here, cum awn.

[W3RSW]

Merry Christmas , y'all and especially Frank.

(I gotta get a life ...  house full of people, Christmas Eve and here I am on the board.)
..sippin eggnog.

[N3DRB The Derb]

the wifey has retired for the evening. I, however am still full of pizz and acetic acid. So after I down this dinna, I'm going out to see if anyone is on the radio.   

[WA1GFZ]

Merry Christmas everyone!

[Vortex Joe - N3IBX]

A VERY Merry Christmas to everyone, and may Santa bring you at least one item in black crackle that squeals when you tune it. WWII Military badge identification is a plus!

A happy and healthy new year to all.

Mod-U-Later,
                 Joe Cro N3IBX

[KA8WTK]

Merry Christmas to ALL!

Frank, Joe and everyone else...Take care of yourselves and enjoy the Holiday.

Bill

[W1IA]

WOW!
Sorry to hear about the health problems....When you are up to it I would like to call.

Brent

[K5UJ]

Frank,  There's a roadside grill in Eastern TN just east of Newport on US70 at ste hwy 130 called THE SLAB.  Wish I had had a camera with me I would have taken a few pix of the place.   Maybe next time I'm going through there.

73

Rob
K5UJ

[WQ9E]

Rob,

Stop in next time you are there, it is good (at least it used to be!).  I am down in that area several times each year.  To me there is no prettier place in the U.S. than the East TN mountains.  We used nearby Townsend as a convenient central point for a family reunion last Christmas and that was a very nice family experience.

I have never had the pleasure of actual living in this area but it is at the top of my list for a second home after retirement in a few years.

Rodger WQ9E

[K5UJ]

Hi Rodger, FB on W. NC and E. TN mountains.  I'm a confirmed flatlander but that area is nice to visit.  Personally, every time I go there and see where people live (usually in valleys) I think to myself how lousy ham radio operation would be if your antennas only got a 90 degree wide exposure to the sky    Of course it is very different on a high elevation but then, you have to be able to get in and out of there (4 WD a must) and have a lot of backup power and heat.  The winds and wx in general can get pretty hostile on top of those ridge lines.  I think I'd settle for a nice flat high ground conductivity spread in Iowa 
BTW I never saw any ham antennas on any of those mountain homes and for good reason I bet.

One thing I enjoyed while there was SWLing with my Grundig YB400 which did a great job on 75m.  Had good copy on KJ9T, W0VMC and a few others I can't remember on 3885 and the dxing on the AM bc band was fantastic being well away from all the Chicago 1-A stations that make it impossible to get anything on adjacent channels.   

73

Rob

[The Slab Bacon]

Frank,  There's a roadside grill in Eastern TN just east of Newport on US70 at ste hwy 130 called THE SLAB.  Wish I had had a camera with me I would have taken a few pix of the place.   Maybe next time I'm going through there.

73

Rob
K5UJ

Rob,
       Ya know, some really good BBQ might just be the ticket to gettin me up and about again! ! !   

[Vortex Joe - N3IBX]

Frank,  There's a roadside grill in Eastern TN just east of Newport on US70 at ste hwy 130 called THE SLAB.  Wish I had had a camera with me I would have taken a few pix of the place.   Maybe next time I'm going through there.

73

Rob
K5UJ

Rob,
       Ya know, some really good BBQ might just be the ticket to gettin me up and about again! ! !    

Frank,
        How about some ultra smelly, stinky toejammed feet sharp provolone? Not only will it get you up and about, it'll make "stugotz forte" Say the word and it will be delivered to you!

If it smells like provolone, I don't leave it alone - hi hi!

Joe N3IBX

[K5UJ]

Frank,  There's a roadside grill in Eastern TN just east of Newport on US70 at ste hwy 130 called THE SLAB.  Wish I had had a camera with me I would have taken a few pix of the place.   Maybe next time I'm going through there.

73

Rob
K5UJ

Rob,
       Ya know, some really good BBQ might just be the ticket to gettin me up and about again! ! !   

ya frank, it's good stuff    ummmmmmmmm   but say, where you are, you oughta be eating sea food!  Near the ocean and all that.